Re: [Epic] from somebody's web page

From: Julian Wilkinson <king.ginger_at_...>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 00:28:29 -0800

Andy Skinner wrote:
>
> I was poking around and saw a web page I hadn't seen before.
> (http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jchill/gw.html)
>
> Says he's a GW Outrider. Here is something from the page on
> Epic 40k:
>
> I should take a second to address some questions and concerns from the
> guestbook. I'm leaving the Guestbook black out of an overwhelming demand.
> It does look pretty good, huh? And readable too. Epic is not dead! It is
> being re-released in a new edition this Spring called EPIC 40,000. From
> what I've seen so far, it looks unbelievable! Jervis Johnson told me that
> the main theme of the revision will be to increase the detail of the
> game. You will be able to buy troops by the stand even, to personalize
> the army. Besides new game detail, they wanted detailed miniatures of
> character types and special troop types. Rather than putting that generic
> Space Marine champion on a base and saying 'He's painted blue, so he's a
> Librarian', you will have a particular Librarian model. Add to this the
> fact that the 'eavy Metal team has gone insane with detail on the Epic
> paint jobs, and you've got a spectacular new release for Spring! Finally,
> as for celebs that play GW games. I've heard from GW Staff that bot Billy
> Crystal (When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, etc.) and Robin Williams
> (Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook, etc.) play WH40K. In fact, they're in a new movie
> together and I couldn't help but wonder if they got a few games in while
> shooting.

Tom Hanks also plays 40K.
Received on Sun Feb 16 1997 - 08:28:29 UTC

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